Clothes-tree.



PATENTED NOV. 21, 1905.

M. BIDWELL. CLOTHES TREE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 11, 1905.

WITNESSES;

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CLOTHES-TREE.

Specification of Letters Patent. I

Patented Nov. 21, 1905.

Application filed April 11, 1905. Serial No 255,069.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, Mosns BIDWELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Trees, of whichthe following is a full, clear and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in clothes-trees, the object beingto provide new and improved construction whereby the same may be foldedinto small compass and yet may be readily opened to provide one or moreclothes-supporting arms so arranged as to balance one anotherand as tobe rigidly supported at a proper angle to in turn support the clothes tobe hung thereon.

Incidentally, my invention has for its object simplicity and economy ofconstruction.

In the accompanyin drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of t epreferred form of my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the basedetached. Fig. 3 is a plan view of a portion of the tree, the ends ofthe arms being broken away.

1 is a base of any suitable form, upon which is mounted the treeportion. The tree portion comprises the uprights 2 2, spaced apart bywhat I term stop-blocks 3.

4 4 are arms pivoted at -5 to the uprights 2 2. These arms are capableof being folded into the, position shown in Fig. 1, wherein thelowermost arms are coincident with the uprights 2 2. The position of thepivots for the arms is such relatively to the stop-blocks 3 thatthelatter perform the valuable function of supporting the arms whenturned down into the operative position in addition to that offurnishing a reinforcement for the uprights. For example, the pivot 5 isplaced not at the end of its respective arm, but near the end, atailpiece 4 projecting below said pivot to a sufiicient extent tofurnish a substantial bearing, which will engage with the under side ofits respective stop-block when the arm is turned down to the horizontalposition or the position of use. It should be understood that any numberof uprights may be provided and that the various arms may be so placedthereon as to avoid interference with other arms above, below, or at thesides thereof.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the apparatus is of skeletonform and is hence very light,- and conse uently may be very cheaplymanufacture The upright portion is, when'completed, of truss or bridgelike construction; hence, though light, is very strong.

What I claim is A clothes-tree comprising, a skeleton-like body composedof a plurality of separate upright members, stop-blocks at frequentintervals between said members spacing them apart and rigidly connectingthe same, swinging arms pivoted near their ends to said upright membersadjacent to said stop-blocks, the inner ends of said arms engaging saidblocks when the former are swung outwardly.

MOSES BIDWELL.

Witnesses:

R. C. MITCHELL, L. VREELAND.

